Comment on “Streptococcus anginosus Dental Implant-Related Osteomyelitis of the Jaws: An Insidious and Calamitous Entity”

This article described and analyzed data from a series of patients with S anginosus DIOMJ, emphasizing the aggressiveness of this particular pathologic entity. I t is indeed characterized by deep neck space abscess formation requiring extraoral drainage, several surgical debridement procedures, radical surgical reconstructive procedures, prolonged anti-biotherapy (average, 9 months), and bacterial penicillin resistance.
Source: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tags: Letter to the editor Source Type: research